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Explained: What a study from China tells us about airborne transmission in public transport – The Indian Express
According to the WHO, airborne transmission is defined as the spread of an infectious agent caused by the dissemination of aerosols that remain infectious when suspended in the air over long distances and time.
By: Explained Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: September 6, 2020 10:15:10 am
The authors note that airborne transmission is likely to be a “partial transmission route.A new study published in the journal JAMA Network suggests airborne transmission in a bus in China led to one infected individual spreading of COVID-19 to 23 other fellow passengers.
Analysing community transmission in Chinas Zhejiang province, the study reports that 128 individuals took two buses on January 19, 2020 60 in bus 1 and…
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